I find this interesting.

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I was at the mall today with my girly and we decided to browse their newly renovated food court for some overpriced grub filled with delicious MSG's. We walked by the Easy Wok for a sample, but instead were met with quite a surprise as we looked at the guy's shirt..

All the people working there had Hiroshi-Kun on their shirts in his little dance pose, but this guy's was the only one with the Otakon logo on it. The rest of their shirts had the logo for Easy Wok on them instead.

Here's the place if you're curious. I really hope I didn't just get them in trouble ^^;

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Interests:Not so much into anime anymore, but I still have room in my heart for some; Sailor Moon, Ranma 1/2, GTO, Death Note (manga only), Kare Kano, Kodocha, FMA, and some others.<br /><br />I like playing video games, but I wouldn't really consider myself to be a gamer. I enjoy them more playing with friends than solo, but ironically my favorite game is Chrono Trigger (if that's not obvious enough already).<br /><br />I'm also very much into Jrock and my favorite band is L'Arc~en~Ciel. I also enjoy Siam Shade, Binecks, X Japan, Luna Sea, B'z, Sads, and various other bands I can't think of right now. Lol.<br /><br />I also enjoy watching Jdramas, my favorites of all time being GTO and Stand Up.

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I'm sure something can be worked out -- for example, had they asked us about it, we'd probably have worked out some agreement -- but the point is that you have to ask first. You're right about it being free promotion in one sense, but it implies that we have a connection that we do not. The artwork we use is often bound by specific agreements. And to be blunt, if Disney found out you were using one of *their* mascots to promote your restaurant without their permission, what do you think their response would be?

And I know it tends to be forgotten in this digital age, but taking something without paying for it, and without permission, already has a name.